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Bracha receives research excellence award

Vlastislav Bracha, associate professor of biomedical sciences, is recipient
of the 2006 Pfizer Award for Research Excellence. The award was presented
during the College of Veterinary Medicine's 2006 Research Day, Aug. 11.
Bracha researches how the nervous system is involved in the memory process
and in the generation of predictive automatic responses.

Wal-Mart can be good news, bad news to communities, ISU researcher
says

According to an Iowa State University professor who has researched the
chain's grocery division, Wal-Mart remains as strong as ever in grocery
because of its efficient supply chain management strategies that allows it
to offer lower prices to consumers. The retail giant is known for driving
down prices throughout an area, and driving out some local competition in
the process.

Iowa State University researchers are using two purification
technologies and sophisticated chemical analysis to develop a quick and
inexpensive process for turning fuel ethanol into food-grade alcohol
suitable for beverages, cough medicines, mouth washes and other uses.

Benjamin named interim dean of students

Mimi Benjamin, assistant to the vice president for student affairs, has been
named interim dean of students effective Sept. 8. She will remain in the
position until a permanent dean of students is selected later this fall. A
national search is under way.

Summer in the cities

Nancy Polster is 2006 Christian Petersen Awardee

Nancy Polster, associate professor emerita and former chair of art and
design, will be honored with the College of Design's 2006 Christian
Petersen Design Award during the college's annual welcome reception, Monday,
Aug. 21.

Alumnus is Seoul university president

ISU alumnus Lee Jang-Moo recently became president of Seoul National University. Lee earned a Ph.D. in engineering mechanics from Iowa State in 1975.

Student's "brotherly love" essay in Newsweek

ISU sophomore Andrew Krull's story of brotherly love appears in the current issue of Newsweek. The chemistry major from Sioux City originally wrote the essay for his first year Composition II class at Iowa State.

Food scientist is changing the way we look at pork

Iowa State is among Washington Monthly's top-ranked universities

For the second consecutive year, Iowa State University is ranked among the top U.S. universities by Washington Monthly magazine. Iowa State ranks 38th out of 245 national public and private universities. The ranking is based on three criteria: community service, research and commitment to educating lower-income students. Washington Monthly ranks Iowa State ahead of Northwestern, Princeton, Washington University, Michigan State, Purdue and many other notable private and public universities.

Fall bustle

Thousands of students are back on campus for the start of fall
semester classes, which began Aug. 21.

Helping hands

New ISU students lay mulch near Beardshear and Carver Halls
Aug. 19. They were among hundreds of students doing
service projects as part of Destination Iowa State, a program
that acquaints students with campus.

In the news

Video games numb players to violence

CBS News, WebMD

Exposure to violent video games can numb players to real-life violence, ISU researchers Nicholas Carnagey and Craig Anderson have found.

Gasoline's fledgling rivals: The race to power your car

Athletics

Volleyball youth clinic

The Cyclone volleyball team will hold a free clinic Sept. 23 for youth in eighth grade or younger. The clinic runs from 11 a.m to noon in the Forker Building. Participants in the clinic receive a T-shirt and a ticket to that night's match vs. Oklahoma. RSVP to cy@iastate.edu or call 294-5302 for more information.